First up, there’s the name
Three words, in French, often punctuated by an exclamation mark. ‘Vive La Fête’ translates as ‘Long Live The Party’ (as in celebration, festivity, bash, all-nighter, not as in some political wing). It’s a statement of positivism, a declaration of intent: music and people, dancing and romancing as a life-force, a big no to anything conformist and square.
Of course, the fact any decent party should include the proverbial promise of sex and drugs and rock ‘n roll also accounts for the choice of the name of this band…
And now for some history… and a love story
In 1997, when Danny Mommens, at that time bass player with renowned Belgian art-rock band dEUS, met blond bombshell Els Pynoo, lightning struck and assorted bells started chiming. They soon indulged in the sort of sticky things most newly-met lovebirds tend to favour, but they also did the decent thing: to seal their love and lust, they recorded some music in Danny’s home studio. Originally intended as (…ahum) bedroom material, those tracks nevertheless got released on the Paris EP.
